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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/whats-t ... free-diet/
Guess no one checkout out this site for the article:)
grannyh
gluten free article... epidemic or fad
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Hi GrannyH! I hope you're doing well.
I thought these paragraphs were interesting:
Gloria
I thought these paragraphs were interesting:
Thanks for the link.It was once considered extremely rare in the U.S. But about 20 years ago, a few scientists began exploring why celiac disease was less common here than in Europe and other countries. They concluded that it wasn’t less common here; it was just under-diagnosed.
More recently, a research team led by the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Joseph Murray looked at blood samples taken from Americans in the 1950s and compared them with samples taken from people today, and determined it wasn’t just better diagnosis driving up the numbers. Celiac disease actually was increasing. Indeed, the research confirms estimates that about 1 percent of U.S. adults have it today, making it four times more common now than it was 50 years ago, Murray and his colleagues reported Tuesday in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Gloria
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Hi GrannyH,
The world seems to be full of misguided mental dwarfs with an agenda, who consider themselves to be medical and dietary experts, and they firmly believe that it's their duty to defend the virtues of one of the foods that they are addicted to, namely wheat. That article contains the following quote:
If fiber is the primary nutritional benefit of wheat, that's a stupid reason to eat it, because there are much better sources of fiber available.
I clicked on the link in that quote, which lead to an article that contains the following asinine quote:
Yeah, sure. How pathetically corrupt does one's mind have to be to come up with that kind of twisted logic. Sure, it's possible, as in one chance in a million. Note how most defenders of gluten feel obligated to point out that there is no "scientific support to back them up". That's a hollow claim, and a moot point, because they fail to mention that there is also no scientific support to the contrary. Lack of research doesn't prove anything, so why bring it up? That's the type of argument used by someone who doesn't have any valid facts to quote.
It's good to see you posting again. Bugs have been eatin' me up this summer, too, but so far at least none of the bites have become infected. I hope the pills do the trick.
Tex
The world seems to be full of misguided mental dwarfs with an agenda, who consider themselves to be medical and dietary experts, and they firmly believe that it's their duty to defend the virtues of one of the foods that they are addicted to, namely wheat. That article contains the following quote:
Talk about grasping at straws . . .A prominent medical journal also suggested earlier this year that removing gluten from one’s diet, if you really didn’t need to, could be detrimental, depriving oneself of enough fiber.
If fiber is the primary nutritional benefit of wheat, that's a stupid reason to eat it, because there are much better sources of fiber available. I clicked on the link in that quote, which lead to an article that contains the following asinine quote:
What there is, however, is a lot of hype surrounding the supposed benefits of gluten-free eating. Such claims “seem to increase daily, with no adequate scientific support to back them up,” the authors write. “This clamor has increased and moved from the Internet to the popular press, where gluten has become ‘the new diet villain.’”
It’s possible that people who have bad reactions to common gluten-containing foods — pasta, breads, baked goods and breakfast cereal — may actually be sensitive to something else in wheat flour or to other ingredients in the foods, the authors suggest. It’s also possible that some people develop gastrointestinal or other symptoms simply because they believe they’re food-sensitive.
Yeah, sure. How pathetically corrupt does one's mind have to be to come up with that kind of twisted logic. Sure, it's possible, as in one chance in a million. Note how most defenders of gluten feel obligated to point out that there is no "scientific support to back them up". That's a hollow claim, and a moot point, because they fail to mention that there is also no scientific support to the contrary. Lack of research doesn't prove anything, so why bring it up? That's the type of argument used by someone who doesn't have any valid facts to quote.It's good to see you posting again. Bugs have been eatin' me up this summer, too, but so far at least none of the bites have become infected. I hope the pills do the trick.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
Glad to be back..new computer and if you have the ability to check who TRIES to log in.. you will see that it took me many tries to remember my password:)
I am one of the lazy ones who tried diet for awhile but grabbed entocort when it was available and am fortunate that it worked for me. Without insurance I never could have afforded it.
I was shocked to learn that the new generic is out for entocort and the retail price is HIGHER than it was for brand name a couple of years ago!
The biggest problem with the infected bite is that drugs that may cure the infection are hard on the gut.. and could trigger the CC again.. haven't had to wear diapers in so long.. I hate to have to go back to them! I just never know when entocort might not work again.. have had two short courses of it.. like one pill a day for a week in the last couple of years.. worked both times.. hate to push my luck.
grannyh
Glad to be back..new computer and if you have the ability to check who TRIES to log in.. you will see that it took me many tries to remember my password:)
I am one of the lazy ones who tried diet for awhile but grabbed entocort when it was available and am fortunate that it worked for me. Without insurance I never could have afforded it.
I was shocked to learn that the new generic is out for entocort and the retail price is HIGHER than it was for brand name a couple of years ago!
The biggest problem with the infected bite is that drugs that may cure the infection are hard on the gut.. and could trigger the CC again.. haven't had to wear diapers in so long.. I hate to have to go back to them! I just never know when entocort might not work again.. have had two short courses of it.. like one pill a day for a week in the last couple of years.. worked both times.. hate to push my luck.
grannyh
Those guys really have found a bird's nest on the ground in this country (thanks to our government), when it comes to gouging the public for prescription drug costs. Big Pharma obviously owns a controlling interest in the government officials who made the decisions used in setting up the "Health Care Reform Bill", because there is nothing in the law to limit price gouging by pharmaceutical companies, and they are proudly riding that horse into the ground. I predict that some day, that callous disregard for the public welfare will come back to bite 'em in the butt (and I hope the bite becomes infected, when it happens.GrannyH wrote:I was shocked to learn that the new generic is out for entocort and the retail price is HIGHER than it was for brand name a couple of years ago!
).I hear you -- Entocort comes without any guarantees, and one never knows when it might cease to be effective. On the other hand, it sounds as though you may be dealing with the same type of bacteria that cause MRSA, so they're not to be taken lightly.
Tex
P. S. I've been in that situation myself, where I couldn't remember a password after buying a new computer, or changing out some of the guts in an old one, and it can be mighty frustrating. If it ever happens to you again, just e-mail me, and I'll assign you a new password so that you can log on. Once you're logged on you can change the password to whatever you want, in your profile.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/vaop/ ... 2219a.html
Here's the information on Murray's study in the AJG. 29 of the 35 people found to have celiac disease didn't know it.
Judging by my fecal fat absorption score earlier this year, and the pain I'm in today, I suspect my small intestine is in horrible shape and has been for years. I had no idea. In fact, I thought people who followed a gluten-free diet without a definite diagnosis of celiac disease were hypochondriacs. What a judgmental fool I was.
Here's the information on Murray's study in the AJG. 29 of the 35 people found to have celiac disease didn't know it.
Judging by my fecal fat absorption score earlier this year, and the pain I'm in today, I suspect my small intestine is in horrible shape and has been for years. I had no idea. In fact, I thought people who followed a gluten-free diet without a definite diagnosis of celiac disease were hypochondriacs. What a judgmental fool I was.
Marliss Bombardier
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Dum spiro, spero -- While I breathe, I hope
Psoriasis - the dark ages
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Dec 2001
Collagenous Colitis - Sept 2010
Granuloma Annulare - June 2011
Marliss,
Yes, it appears that there are a lot of undiagnosed Celiacs out there.
Just by accident, about a year ago, a lady and I were in the same aisle at my local grocery store looking over the gluten offerings in their dedicated Gluten Free area. She asked me something regarding what I might know about the products offered … and a conversation ensued ... I then took her around the store to show here where other GF products were shelved.
This woman proceeded to tell me about her teenaged grandson, and his very complicated GI history. That history, which was a lengthy and very difficult, had preceded his eventual diagnosis of Celiac disease.
Now, that family happened to live in Rochester, MN -- and his Celiac diagnosis was made at Mayo. Now, Mayo being Mayo (a teaching institution), then wanted to investigate the whole family with regard to possible Celiac disease … So they did.
What they learned was that both the father and little sister were found to also have Celiac disease.
In fact, the little sister, who was 9 years old at the time, was found to have much more profound Celiac affects in her small bowel than did the older brother who had had so many problems for so many years. Little sister was however, totally unsymptomatic.
Guess who was the most difficult in the family to persuade to accept dietary changes?
Gayle
Yes, it appears that there are a lot of undiagnosed Celiacs out there.
Just by accident, about a year ago, a lady and I were in the same aisle at my local grocery store looking over the gluten offerings in their dedicated Gluten Free area. She asked me something regarding what I might know about the products offered … and a conversation ensued ... I then took her around the store to show here where other GF products were shelved.
This woman proceeded to tell me about her teenaged grandson, and his very complicated GI history. That history, which was a lengthy and very difficult, had preceded his eventual diagnosis of Celiac disease.
Now, that family happened to live in Rochester, MN -- and his Celiac diagnosis was made at Mayo. Now, Mayo being Mayo (a teaching institution), then wanted to investigate the whole family with regard to possible Celiac disease … So they did.
What they learned was that both the father and little sister were found to also have Celiac disease.
In fact, the little sister, who was 9 years old at the time, was found to have much more profound Celiac affects in her small bowel than did the older brother who had had so many problems for so many years. Little sister was however, totally unsymptomatic.Guess who was the most difficult in the family to persuade to accept dietary changes?
Gayle